Belgium plans to introduce a mandatory, paid, digital toll sticker for its highways and major roads. The measure will take effect on May 1, 2027.

Although it was supposed to officially self-destruct on July 4, 2026, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—initially led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to slash the federal budget—is still active.

Greece is set to acquire an Israeli air defense system worth up to 3.5 billion euros. The KYSEA Security Council will discuss this matter on Thursday, along with the acquisition of several types of drones, according to Reuters and other sources.

Airfares can be unpredictable. Faced with these fluctuations, many travelers opt for economy class in order to avoid blowing their holiday budget.

The European Commission has imposed a record fine of 550 million euros on AliExpress for failing to take sufficient action against illegal, dangerous, and counterfeit products on its platform. The question is not only whether the Chinese e-commerce company will actually pay, but also what the EU will do with the money and how long the legal proceedings might drag on.

Since the beginning of the year, 1,560 billion rubles in cash have been put into circulation, representing the sharpest increase recorded over the same time period in years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Acquired in 2024 by Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of the French global shipping giant CMA CGM, for the modest sum of 1.57 billion euros, the RMC BFM group is currently weathering a financial storm.

In New York, a Sotheby’s auction recently made headlines: sold for the modest sum of $50.1 million, the T-Rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” became the most expensive fossil in history.

The World Health Organization is once again emphasizing the need to take action to discourage the consumption of alcohol, sugary drinks, and tobacco. A significant increase in taxes on these products could be an effective tool to prevent millions of avoidable diseases and strengthen public health systems.

It’s an unexpected setback, to say the least: California Attorney General Rob Bonta is administratively blocking the historic merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.